SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide sales of semiconductors surged past $20 billion in October, driven by strong customer demand for consumer electronics such as cellular phones.Sales...
KINGSTON, Jamaica-Caribbean carrier Digicel Group plc launched mobile service in three new countries: Anguilla, Bermuda and St. Kitts & Nevis. Digicel acquired Cingular Wireless...
NEW ORLEANS-Free, municipally run Wi-Fi Internet access will become a permanent fixture in New Orleans, according to Mayor Ray Nagin, who announced plans to...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. will partner with Kmart Corp. to sell wireless phones and service in kiosks at select Kmart stores. Alltel has kiosks...
BRAMPTON, Ontario-Just two weeks after Mike Zafirovski took the reins as Nortel Networks Ltd.'s new chief executive, two longtime employees have been shown the...
SAN DIEGO- Verizon Wireless will use Qualcomm Inc.'s MediaFLO network to broadcast live TV to cell phones, the companies announced. The nation's second-largest carrier...
PARIS-A trio of French wireless operators were fined more than $625 million by French regulators for alleged market collusion and fixing market share. The...
SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile game-maker Mforma Group Inc. unveiled its latest licensed title from Marvel, launching Ultimate Spider-Man in the United States and Europe.The two-dimensional platform...
DULLES, Va.-America Online Inc. launched a suite of services allowing users to shop, search the Web and access local listings from their wireless handsets....
NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. introduced one of its first W-CDMA gadget built specifically for the Americas-the sliding-style 6282, which is scheduled to be available in...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced plans to redeem $200 million in convertible preferred stock held by an affiliate of General Electric Co.Under terms of...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it expects to report fourth-quarter revenues in line with most analyst expectations. Investors seemed unmoved by the...
WATERLOO, Ontario-A Virginian judge rejected Research In Motion Ltd.'s request to enforce a settlement with its adversary NTP Inc., a move that caused the...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it completed the sale of its Ireland-based Meteor Mobile Communications Ltd. business to a subsidiary of fixed-line telecommunications provider...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. reportedly is testing a rate plan in select markets that allows customers to place unlimited calls to AT&T Inc. wireline customers...
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Portuguese CDMA operator Radiomovel selected Telespree Communications' automated instant activation solution. Radiomovel offers service under the Zapp brand name. Telespree said Radiomovel...
TOKYO-Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in two Tokyo-based wireless software companies.The carrier said it will...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance released two new specifications to accelerate the development of camera phones.The specifications include a physical layer, D-PHY,...
ATLANTA- Cingular Wireless L.L.C. has quietly begun selling Sony Ericsson's WalkMan phone, offering music lovers an alternative to Motorola Inc.'s Rokr.The carrier introduced the...
TOKYO-Texas Instruments Inc. announced that its new OMAP2430 processor for mobile phones is being sampled by potential customers, delivering third-generation video performance that is...
WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee is giving the communications industry a chance to come up with a voluntary system to help parents control content over...
LOS ANGELES-Fox Mobile Entertainment, MobileLime and Juice Wireless Inc. were among the winners in the Mobile Marketing Association's first annual awards program.The industry association...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it won a contract to provide regional wireless operator SunCom Wireless Inc. with a next-generation core network throughout the operator's...
